![]() ![]() Not only had Israel been spared a massacre, but the tormentors of Russian Jewry had been humiliated and defeated by their own brethren in Israel. ![]() What they heard surpassed their wildest dreams. Russia did its best to downplay the loss – if not, like the Arabs, to deny it – but the Russian Jewish underground clandestinely listened to the VOA and the BBC. ![]() The way matters were featured, it was as pathetic as putting a 90-pound weakling in the ring against a 250-pound heavyweight champion.īut after all that hype, Israel executed a stunning victory. Israel, with her ragtag, meager armaments, was up against modern Arab armies featuring the latest of Soviet know-how and staffed by Russian advisors. Leading up to the war, Pravda (the official Communist Party newspaper of the Soviet Union) would feature tables portraying the uneven match-up between Israel and her adversaries. ![]() The most significant factor was the Six-Day War, which not only caught the world by surprise, but made a laughingstock out of Russia. The two most catalytic enzymes for Russian Jewry’s desire and sacrifice to emigrate to Israel came about in the late 1960s. We shall start with the book, then move on to the movie, and ultimately, to the reality. ![]()
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